I received notification that there was a serious outbreak. Here is the
information from the Illinois Health.
Janet Tolley RN,IBCLC
Subject: FW: IDPH Health Alert Network Notification Message ID 3359
Importance: High
Good morning WCC leaders, Outbreak notice: Did any of your lactation
specialists attend this conference? If so, if they have any vomiting,
diarrhea, fever, nausea, abdominal pain please make sure they don't
work. Please report anyone with symptoms to Employee Health Services
and make sure they are cleared through Employee Health Services for
return to work. Thanks, Elisa
Elisa M. Hill, RN, MPH, CIC
Manager, Infection Control and Employee Health St. John's Hospital 800 E
Carpenter St Springfield, IL 62769
Phone: 217.544.6464 x44815
Fax: 217.535.3989
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From: IDPH Health Alert Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:25 PM
To: Hill, Elisa
Subject: IDPH Health Alert Network Notification Message ID 3359
!!! IDPH Health Alert Network General Notification Message !!!
Message ID 3359 Sent 7/26/2007 9:22:11 PM Central Time
You have received this message via the IDPH Health Alert Network (HAN)
Notification System. This message has been distributed to the
following
groups:
Local Health Departments and Regional Offices of the Illinois Department
of
Public Health, Hospital Infection Control Professionals and Emergency
Departments
The following information entitled
"Gastrointestinal Illnesses Associated with a Conference Event at a
Chicago
Hotel: Suspected Norovirus"
has been posted on the HAN under "Most Recent Notifications". Please
log-on to www.idphnet.com to view this document. The document appended
here
for fax recipients and attached via email.
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M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Local Health Departments and Regional Offices of the Illinois
Department
of Public Health, Hospital Infection Control Professionals and Emergency
Departments
FROM: Kathleen Kelly-Shannon, Acting Chief
Communicable Disease Control Section
DATE: July 26, 2007
SUBJECT: Gastrointestinal Illnesses Associated with a Conference
Event at a
Chicago Hotel: Suspected Norovirus
________________________________________________________________________
____
__
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is investigating a
cluster of
gastrointestinal illnesses associated with an international conference
held
at a Chicago hotel. Approximately 40 individuals have complained of
gastrointestinal symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain,
and
nausea. To date, onsets of illness range from late Monday, July 23-
Tuesday, July 24. Stools collected from 3 individuals are positive for
Norovirus Genogroup I by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain
reaction.
Additional laboratory tests are pending.
The conference occurred from Friday, July 20- Monday, July 23.
Approximately 2,300 individuals were involved in this conference from
several states (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL,
IN,
KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, ME, NH, NJ, NM, NV,
NY,
OH, OK, OR, PR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) and
other countries. Questionnaires have been distributed electronically to
conference attendees. Residents of these states may receive
questionnaires.
CDPH is interested to coordinate stool testing for Norovirus for
additional
individuals identified as being associated with this conference or
hotel.
For further details, please contact Dr. Nicole Cohen
([log in to unmask];
312-746-6034) or Dr. Susan Gerber ([log in to unmask]; 312-746-5992
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